Ah Franse

Jacques Selosse

Lieux Dits Aÿ La Cote Faron Extra Brut Grand Cru Champagne Blend

While my favorite BdN remains Bout du Clos, this was one of the first “ah ha” Selosse wines for me some years ago in understanding the style. The south facing La Cote Faron is particularly “Selossien” and therefore particularly singular, with its oxidative complexity, textural richness and generous sun kissed ripe fruit expression. Like all Selosse wines, it’s multi-layered and super aromatic for Champagne, and the palate shows tremendous volume and intensity with a powerful, full bodied, satiny texture and a long, vibrant, mineral finish 😋 — 4 months ago

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Yes, always find this one to be at the most-oxidative end of the Selosee offerings.

Bodegas Muga

Reserva Unfiltered Rioja Tempranillo Blend 2015

Ah,
Rioja, one of the last wine areas I have travelled to, cannot wait to go back.

This well known wine smells of a beautiful cedar forest.
Light, red fruit leads on with silky medium body, those cedar tannins wrapping up the fruit in a nice, expressive package.
— 3 years ago

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Swick Wines

Shill-Ah-Blay Mourvèdre & Counoise Blend 2017

20 October 2018. Henry's Wine & Spirit, Brooklyn, NY. — 5 years ago

Pecchenino

San Luigi Dolcetto di Dogliani 2019

Ah, Dolcetto, all good.... 2019...
Thanks Gary York, Enoteca Sogno, Richmond, VA...
— 3 years ago

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with Amy

Peay Vineyards

Sonoma Coast Syrah 2005

2003 Vintage in Magnum. 14.1% Alcohol. Took a while to soak up some air and settle down but once it did, smooth palate and aged fruit flavors and resolved tannins. Not Gail’s style but nothing wrong with this over several days. Slight sediment but no bottle coating. Tried to have it opened iat a restaurant for a friends retirement party but I forgot bring the Ah-so. Waiter with corkscrew destroyed the cork and I gave up and opened a 2003 Switchback Ridge Cabernet Sauvignon Magnum instead which was perfection. No problem with using the Ah-so at home and the corkscrew has not penetrated the bottom or the cork. Purchased at a ZAP silent auction in 2004 or 2005 so it has the three owners signatures on the label. — 6 years ago

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Benoît Lahaye

Bouzy Blanc de Noirs

Ah! Wines. Weighty. Enjoyed this so much — 2 years ago

Ruinart

Brut Rosé Champagne

David T
9.3

Merry Christmas Eve-Eve!!! 🎄🎁🎅❄️🌟⛄️

Maybe, it’s the Christmas spirit and/or I really needed a good glass Rosé Champagne tonight but, I don’t recall this ever tasting better. Could simply be a better disgorgement? Ah, I’ll just say it’s Christmas Magic! Cheers! 🍾🥂

Shots around the house listening to our Christmas Eve Mix.

Yup, that’s my Wine Snowman! ⛄️

Be pairing this later with the Shari’s Chocolate Covered Strawberries that arrived today.

12/23/20.
— 3 years ago

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